Bonnie Kagan
115 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128
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kaganfineart@gmail.com
www.kaganappraisals.com

Art Professional with over 20 years experience in art dealing and consulting, and over 5 years as a professional fine art appraiser. I am active in the secondary art market, especially for those who have inherited art, and wish to sell, and brokering and collections, as well as art advising for buyers and collection building. Presently, I am advising in all aspects of art research for authenticity, appraising, condition and provenance, and selling into appropriate markets.

Gallery owner from 1984 to 1992 and gallery employee from 1979 to 1982. In 1983 I worked as an independent art consultant. Dealing and appraising activities include the following: Post War and Contemporary American and Canadian, Impressionism and 20th Century American Impressionism styles, English and French 19 Century and early 20th Century, Modern Masters, Modernism, American Abstract Expressionism, and others, for paintings, drawings, original prints, sculptures and photographs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KAGAN FINE ART 1982 to present
Art consultant, advisor, dealer and appraiser

Daily activities include buying and selling art. Owned and operated the Kagan Gallery, Inc., Toronto, open to the public from 1984 through 1992. Art consulted for corporate and private clients. Work with designers and architects. Art Advising and Museum tours. Art appraising reports for all needs including insurance scheduling and damage and loss claims, appraisal for charitable donations, estate settlements, legal cases and preparation for the secondary art market.

Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art 2005 to present
Art Consultant

Art Appraising and research. . Finding art for inventory, as well as advising with client services. Part time as needed.
19th and 20th Century American & European, 45 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10021

BONNIE KAGAN GALLERY, INC. 1984 to 1992

Contemporary American and Canadian painting, drawing and sculpture. Represented artists. Corporate clients included Morgan Bank, NY., many designers and architects and private collectors. Large loft downtown space well suited to large format art, especially included landscape, abstract and genre painting. Monthly shows of new work. 80 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Education:

2001

George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Appraisal Studies: Fine Art CWAS 201: Introduction to Personal Property Valuation:                     Historical antecedents of modern appraisal practice. CWAS 202: Research: methodology and analysis CWAS 203: Report writing: USPAP Standard* CWAS 204: The Appraisal Practice: Contracts for Insurance and Tax Law,                     Court Procedure, Expert Witnessing, and Ethics.

1975	York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fine Art: Film and Psychology

Employment:

1982 to present: Art Consultant, Art Apprasiser, Art Dealer
Kagan Fine Art, Inc. (1984), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1984-92 Bonnie Kagan Gallery, Inc.
80 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada

Professional Memberships:

American Society of Appraisers (Candidate)
Appraisers Association of America
International Association of Professional Art Advisors (IAPAA), New York, NY

Conferences

2006 American Society of Appraisers, National Conference
2006 Appraisers Association of America, New York
2005 Appraisers Association of America, New York
2005 ARTTABLE, National Conference, New York
2004 Appraisers Association of America, National Conference, New York
2003 International Association of Professional Art Advisors, NYU
2003 Appraisers Association of America, "The Appraisal Practice," New York University
2002 Appraisers Association of America, National Conference, New York
2001 American Society of Appraisers, National Conference
2001 Canadian Museums Association: Symposium on Holocaust Era Cultural Property
National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada

Published Articles

2004 Lawyers Weekly: Art in Estates (reprinted on ASA Website)
2001 Lawyers Weekly: Appraisals for Charitable Donations
2001 Lawyers Weekly: Appraisals for Insurance and Family law

References available on request

* USPAP: Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice